Coffee Machines

Gaggia RI8327/01Gran Gaggia Prestige Manual Espresso Machine

3.5(7)

£174.99In stock

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38519 in Kitchen & Housewares
  
• Brand: Gaggia
• Model: RI8327/01
• Released on: 2012-09-18

Features

• Brand: Gaggia

• Brand: Gaggia

Product Description

Gran Gaggia: Compact Yet Efficient. The Gran Gaggia coffee machine is designed to deliver a great-tasting espresso with a professional crema layer in a compact design for your home. It is also perfect for making milky coffees such as cappuccinos, lattes and can even be used to make hot water for tea or warm milk for hot chocolate. The panarello steamer attachment rotates for easy access to froth milk in seconds. Gaggia coffee machines allow you to create that coffee shop experience in your own home and experiment with different combinations of milk and coffee to find your own perfect drink, just the way you like it. Gaggia have been creating coffee machines since 1938 and have become a symbol of quality, Italian coffee which with the Gran Gaggia you can have in your own kitchen.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Does what it says
By Bernie
We bought this machine to replace a fantastic 25 year old Salton Espresso machine. The Gaggia looks great and once we had de-ciphered the confusing instructions and figured out how to use it, it makes good espresso and nice frothy cappuccino. The wand works particularly well, it turns half a pint of cold milk into a hot creamy froth in 90 seconds. The downside is that the filter is smaller than on our previous machine so you can only make 2 small espresso's at a time. If we could give half stars, we would give it 4.5. Overall it is good value and an attractive addition to our kitchen

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
excellent machine
By Spitefulbarber
Firstly, I bought this machine and it gives excellent results. However, if you do need to educate yourself on the type of drink you want to make. Some reviews I read gives me the impression that people buy a machine and think all the hard work is over.I myself am a big flat fan from Costa, so that's the drink i've been trying to recreate at home.The best coffee i've used is illy espresso(red band) ground in a tin, don't forget to use the coffee measurer to give the correct desired amount every time.Go to google and view video's regarding how to steam milk correctly. You will be needing a milk jug and thermometer. Over steaming milk ruins the flavour and texture. Get a cup that will make you happy to hold and drink out of.Even what sugar you take makes a difference, I prefer brown rough cut cubes.Once you've mastered nice coffee, just do the same thing every time.This machine will give the crema you need, froth the milk you need, the rest is down to you. Practice makes perfect.Hope this review helps.

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful.
Perfect coffee
By David PM Young
I bought this is I used to own a Baby Gaggia, no longer in production. This is an older style Gaggia machine with a lot of Phillips bits added. It has a smaller tank that I would have liked at 1.25 Litres, but at 15 Bar it has ideal pressure to make a perfect cup of coffee. The height between the coffee holder and the base is enough to take a regular cup. The steamer/milk panerelo is rubber and stainless steel and it froths well. I uses a stainless jug and thermometer from Andrew James. The instruction manual is overly large and has too much information about priming for the first time. tools fit in a nice space on the top of the machine and the water holder is well designed. I would recommend this product to you.